Software Engineering Technical Leader

Meet the Team

As a senior member of the Foundations organization, you will lead the design and delivery of robust, resilient, and scalable platform solutions that host Splunk’s enterprise software. Your focus will be on driving automation and solving complex, cross-functional challenges to ensure seamless, high-quality services for the users. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your advanced cloud expertise to influence the growth and evolution of the Splunk Cloud platform.

Your impact

Architect, develop, and maintain Splunk core platform infrastructure components across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure), focusing on scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.

Architect and oversee the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of cloud-native applications, including enhancing AWS-based services.

Drive improvements in availability, performance, efficiency, and security through software deployment, utilizing languages and tools such as Go, C++, Python and Kubernetes.

Apply software engineering best practices in distributed systems programming, including debugging, performance tuning, and reliability engineering for complex systems like CDNs, databases, and data replication.

Proactively monitor system health and lead incident response efforts to identify root causes and mitigate performance bottlenecks before impacting customers.

Foster a culture of continuous learning and adaptability within an agile, fast-paced environment, encouraging innovation and exploration of new technologies.

Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and professional growth.

Minimum qualifications

Proven experience deploying critical cloud native applications with innovative engineering approaches.

Solid software engineering skills.

Expertise managing SaaS and/or on-premises applications at scale, including containerized environments.

Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) and associated service deployment and maintenance.

Strong understanding of cloud-based database management systems, particularly Postgres, MySQL, and NoSQL technologies.

Proficiency in scripting and automation using Bash, Python, and Go.

Preferred qualifications

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins), infrastructure automation (Terraform), collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence), Kubernetes, networking protocols, DNS, load balancing, API gateways, service mesh, and TLS infrastructure.

Excellent communication skills with fluency in English.

Experience working within Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe agile methodologies.

Demonstrated ability to work independently, make responsible decisions, and thrive in a fast-changing, unstructured environment.

Strong interpersonal skills with a willingness to mentor and support colleagues.

Innovative mindset with openness to learning new technologies and collaborating across teams.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.